First Term
Second Term
63
67
74
86
79
93
72
80
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Donald J. Trump
Data for the report only includes appointees who were confirmed. The data was compiled by the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition® and was gathered from Congress.gov. It includes civilian nominations with exceptions for part-time positions, judges, U.S. marshals, attorneys and positions in the legislative branch. The confirmation process is defined as the time between a president sending a formal nomination to the Senate and the confirmation vote.