WESTPORT — A town resident working as an assistant state’s attorney is among 20 people nominated Wednesday to serve as a Superior Court judge by Gov. Ned Lamont.

Yamini Menon, 46, currently an assistant state’s attorney in the Civil Litigation Bureau of the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney, previously worked 18 years in the state Division of Criminal Justice.

Menon handled criminal trials, habeas corpus trials, habeas corpus appeals and juvenile delinquency matters on behalf of the Division of Criminal Justice, according to the announcement from the governor’s office. Prior to that, she served as a legal aid attorney with Connecticut Legal Services representing clients in housing court.

Menon graduated from Johns Hopkins University and earned her juris doctor degree from American University’s Washington College of Law.

She also has been active in the community, as a volunteer and former board member of the Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County and the Westport Young Woman’s League, according to her profile on the website of the South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut.

“Our court system works best when it reflects the diversity, experience, and understanding of the people it serves,” Lamont said in announcing the judicial nominees.

“These individuals I am nominating have the qualifications that meet the high standards the residents of Connecticut deserve on the bench,” the governor added. “Justice delayed is justice denied, and these new judges will help ensure the judicial branch is able to decide cases promptly and efficiently.”