[3] After graduating, Krauthamer worked in the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia as a staff attorney.

In 2004, he became the deputy director for the Public Defender Service overseeing a staff of 220 people including 110 attorneys.

[3] From 1995 to 2000, Krauthamer was an assistant professor and clinical supervising attorney at Howard University School of Law.

[4] President Barack Obama nominated Krauthamer on July 11, 2011, to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by John Henry Bayly Jr.[3] On November 8, 2011, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination[5] and on the following day, November 9, 2011, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the Senate floor.

[8] Starting in May 2024, he was evaluated for an appointment as a senior judge and assumed office later that year.