Peter A. Krauthamer

Peter A. Krauthamer
Senior Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
In office April 20, 2012 – June 30, 2023
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	John Henry Bayly, Jr.
Succeeded by	vacant
Personal details
Born	Peter Arno Krauthamer (1957-09-06) September 6, 1957 (age 67)[1] New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
Spouse	Tanya Chutkan
Children	2
Education	Brandeis University (BA) Boston University (JD)

Peter Arno Krauthamer (born September 6, 1957) is an American jurist. He is a senior judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2]

Education and career

Krauthamer earned his Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University in 1979, and his Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law in 1982.[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]

D.C. Superior Court

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. On November 18, 2011, the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[6] He was sworn in on April 20, 2012.[7] He retired from the court on June 30, 2023.[8] Starting in May 2024, he was evaluated for an appointment as a senior judge and assumed office later that year.[9]

Personal life

Krauthamer has resided in Washington, D.C., and Silver Spring, Maryland, since 1970. He was formerly married to United States District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan.[10] They have two sons.[4]

References

1. "Questionnaire for Nominees to the District of Columbia Courts" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. June 15, 2011. p. 101. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
2. "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
3. "President Obama Nominates Three to Superior Court of the District of Columbia". White House. July 11, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
4. "Opening Statement of Peter A. Krauthamer, Nominee to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, November 8, 2011" (PDF). United States Senate. November 8, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
5. "Nominations of Nancy Ware to be Director, D.C. Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency; Michael Hughes to be U.S. Marshal, D.C. Superior Court; Danya Dayson, Peter Krauthamer, and John McCabe to be Associate Judges, D.C. Superior Court". dc.gov. November 8, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
6. "PN752 — Peter Arno Krauthamer — The Judiciary". United States Congress. November 11, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
7. "Former public defender to be sworn in as superior court associate judge". United States Congress. April 13, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
8. "Notice of Judicial Vacancies on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia". jnc.dc.gov. April 10, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
9. "Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure Conducts Fitness Review of Judge Peter Krauthamer (Ret.), DC Superior Court and Senior Judge Vanessa Ruiz, DC Court of Appeals". cjdt.dc.gov. May 9, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
10. Draper, Robert (October 15, 2023). "Tanya Chutkan, an Unflinching Judge in the Trump Jan. 6 Trial". The New York Times. Retrieved October 16, 2023.