Lamont Taps New Haven Attorney To Serve As Superior Court Judge

NEW HAVEN, CT —Among the 22 nominated by Gov. Ned Lamont to fill state Superior Court judicial vacancies, is Tara Knight, 56, of New Haven. Knight teaches trial practice at Yale Law School and has taught criminal procedure at University of Connecticut School of Law.

This is the second class of Superior Court nominations made by Lamont since he took office in 2019. The court currently has 59 vacancies.

A private criminal defense attorney, Knight graduated from Fairfield University and obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law School. She is senior and founding partner at Knight & Cerritelli LLC.

“Our court system works the best when it reflects the diversity, experience, and understanding of the people who live here,” Lamont said in a statement. "Not only have the competence, skills, and proficiency to serve the court with integrity, but come from a variety of backgrounds that provide them with the important shared experiences of the people who will come before them. These nominees have the qualifications that meet the high standards the residents of Connecticut deserve on the bench.”

Knight, who has been practicing law for 31 years, is past president of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Attorneys Association.