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|name=Homer David Peeples​

|name=Homer David Peeples​

|nationality=[[United States|American]]​

|nationality=[[United States|American]]​

|office= [[Judge]] of the [[Texas]] 285th District Court (Bexar County)​

|office= [[Judge]] of the [[Texas]] 285th District Court (Bexar County)​

|term_start3=1995​

|term_start3=1995​

|term_end3=2004​

|term_end3=2004​

|office4=Judge of the Fourth Administrative Judicial Region of Texas for 22 counties: Aransas, Atascosa, Bee Bexar, Calhoun, DeWitt, Dimmit, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, La Salle], Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen,  Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.txdirectory.com/online/judregion/detail.php?id=317|title=Administrative Judicial Regions|publisher=txdirectory.com|accessdate=July 10, 2020}}</ref>​

|office4=Judge of the Fourth Administrative Judicial Region of Texas for 22 counties: Aransas, Atascosa, Bee Bexar, Calhoun, DeWitt, Dimmit, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen,  Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.txdirectory.com/online/judregion/detail.php?id=317|title=Administrative Judicial Regions|publisher=txdirectory.com|accessdate=July 10, 2020}}</ref>​

|term_start4=1996​

|term_start4=1996​

|birth_place=[[Fort Worth]], Texas​

|birth_place=[[Fort Worth]], Texas​

|religion=[[Presbyterian]]​

|religion=[[Presbyterian]]​

|spouse=Emily Anne Bullock Peeples​

|spouse=Emily Anne Bullock Peeples​

|children=Rebekah Peeples<br>​

|children=Rebekah Peeples​

Anne H. Peeples​<br>

Anne H. Peeples​<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

​Homer Peeples, Jr.

​Homer Peeples, Jr.<br>

|alma_mater=Austin College (Sherman, Texas)<br>​

|alma_mater=Austin College (Sherman, Texas)​

[[University of Texas at Austin]]<br>​

[[University of Texas at Austin]]<br>​

University of Texas School of Law}}

University of Texas School of Law}}

​

​

'''Homer David Peeples''', known as '''David Peeples''' (born 1945), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] presiding judge of the 4th Administrative Judicial Region, a twenty-two county area in and about [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. Peeples has served on the court since 1996. Earlier, he practiced law and was a judge of two state district courts and the Texas Court of Appeals for the 4th District.<ref name=bio/>​

'''Homer David Peeples''', known as '''David Peeples''' (born November 6, 1945), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] presiding judge of the 4th Administrative Judicial Region, a twenty-two county area in and about [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]. Peeples has served on the court since 1996. Earlier, he practiced law and was a judge of two state district courts and the Texas Court of Appeals for the 4th District.<ref name=bio/>​

==Biography==

==Biography==

Peeples was born to Homer Peeples, Jr. (1912-1962) in [[Fort Worth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100096463/homer-peeples|title=Homer Peeples, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 10, 2020}}</ref> He earned a bachelor's degree from the private Austin College in Sherman in North Texas, a master's degree in [[Government]] from the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]], and a law degree from the University of Texas, both institutions in the capital city of [[Austin]]. He is highly active in the local and state bar associations. He is a founder and past board member of the Child Advocates San Antonio and formerly served on the board of the child care center of the First [[Presbyterian]]

Peeples' father, Homer Peeples, Jr. (1912-1962), died on his fiftieth birthday and is interred at Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100096463/homer-peeples|title=Homer Peeples, Jr.|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=July 10, 2020}}</ref> He earned a bachelor's degree from the private Austin College in Sherman in North Texas, a master's degree in [[Government]] from the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]], and a law degree from the University of Texas, both institutions in the capital city of [[Austin]]. He is highly active in the local and state bar associations. He is a founder and past board member of the Child Advocates San Antonio and formerly served on the board of the child care center of the First [[Presbyterian]]

Church of San Antonio. He is a volunteer for his local [[Habitat for Humanity]] chapter.<ref name=bio/>​

Church of San Antonio. He is a volunteer for his local [[Habitat for Humanity]] chapter.<ref name=bio/>​

Peeples and his wife, the former Emily Austin Bullock (born c. 1947), have a son, David Armstrong, and two daughters, Rebekah Austin and Anne Haydon. The have a second home in Allenspark, [[Colorado]].<ref>http://www.namesandnumbers.com/colorado/estes-park/white-pages/P/130/mobile</ref>​

Peeples and his wife, the former Emily Austin Bullock (born c. 1947), have a son, David Armstrong, and two daughters, Rebekah Austin and Anne Haydon. The have a second home in Allenspark, [[Colorado]], near Estes Park.​

Judge Peeples engaged in the practice of law during the 1970s with several firms, including Fulbright and Jaworski in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. In 1981, he was appointed by [[Governor]] [[Bill Clements]] to the 285th District Court. In 1982, Peeples and three other Republicans, [[Tom Rickhoff]], [[Roy Barrera, Jr.]], and David Adolph Berchelmann, Jr. (born 1947), were elected to state court judgeships in Bexar County. They are the first members of their party to hold such judicial positions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bexargop.org/history.php|title=History of the Republican Party of Bexar County|publisher=bexargop.org|accessdate=March 4, 2015}}</ref> Peeples thereafter joined the state Court of Appeals for the 4th District in 1988 and remained in that capacity until 1994.<ref name=bio/> From 1993 to 2001, Rickhoff served on the appeals court, which encompasses thirty-two parishes in and about San Antonio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tomrickhoff.blogspot.com/2009/08/judge-rickhoffs-bio.html|title=Judge Rickhoff's Biography|publisher=tomrickhoff.blogspot.com|date=August 5, 2009|date=March 4, 2015}}</ref>​

Judge Peeples engaged in the practice of law during the 1970s with several firms, including Fulbright and Jaworski in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. In 1981, he was appointed by [[Governor]] [[Bill Clements]] to the 285th District Court. In 1982, Peeples and three other Republicans, [[Tom Rickhoff]], [[Roy Barrera, Jr.]], and [[David Berchelmann]], were elected to state court judgeships in Bexar County. They are the first members of their party to hold such judicial positions.<ref>"History of the Republican Party of Bexar County," bexargop.org, March 4, 2015; no longer accessible on-line.</ref> Peeples thereafter joined the state Court of Appeals for the 4th District in 1988 and remained in that capacity until 1994.<ref name=bio/> From 1993 to 2001, Rickhoff served on the appeals court, which encompasses thirty-two parishes in and about San Antonio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tomrickhoff.blogspot.com/2009/08/judge-rickhoffs-bio.html|title=Judge Rickhoff's Biography|publisher=tomrickhoff.blogspot.com|date=August 5, 2009|date=July 10, 2020}}</ref>​

In 1994, Peeples stepped down from the court of appeals upon his election to the 224th Judicial District.  He defeated the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Shirley Ehrlich, 138,198 (57 percent) to 104,307 (43 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8, 1994.</ref> A legal colleague, ​

In 1994, Peeples stepped down from the court of appeals upon his election to the 224th Judicial District.  He defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Shirley Ehrlich, 138,198 (57 percent) to 104,307 (43 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8, 1994.</ref> A legal colleague, ​Alex Wilson Albright of Austin, said that Peeples preferred serving on the district court to the appeals court: "He likes being there with the people, trying to solve problems."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/colleagues-judge-david-peeples-not-driven-by-polit/ncDm8/|title=Colleagues: Judge David Peeples not driven by politics|author=Ciara O'Rourke|date=December 8, 2013|publisher=''The Austin American-Statesman''|accessdate=January 3, 2014; article no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>He left the district court for the second time in 2004 but still is presiding judge of the 4th Administrative Judicial Region.<ref name=aas>{{cite web|url=http://www.csoftx.com/panelist/peeples-david|title=Panelist Profile: Peeples, David|publisher=csoftx.com|accessdate=March 4, 2015; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>​

Alex Wilson Albright of Austin, said that Peeples preferred serving on the district court to the appeals court: "He likes being there with the people, trying to solve problems."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/colleagues-judge-david-peeples-not-driven-by-polit/ncDm8/|title=Colleagues: Judge David Peeples not driven by politics|author=Ciara O'Rourke|date=December 8, 2013|publisher=''The Austin American-Statesman''|accessdate=March 4, 2015}}</ref>He left the district court for the second time in 2004 but still is presiding judge of the 4th Administrative Judicial Region.<ref name=aas>{{cite web|url=http://www.csoftx.com/panelist/peeples-david|title=Panelist Profile: Peeples, David|publisher=csoftx.com|accessdate=March 4, 2015}}</ref>​

In 2014, Judge Peeples became involved in affairs of the Webb County Commissioner's Court in [[Laredo]] when one of its commissioners, Mike Montemayor, was forced from office because of [[bribery]]. He appointed a temporary commissioner pending the holding of a [[special election]].<ref>Judge picks teacher: Linda Ramirez named temp. Pct. 1 commissioner, ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' May 3, 2014, p. 1.</ref>Montemayor resigned on June 20, 2014, after less than a year and a half in office. He pleaded guilty the day before his resignation in a plea bargain to accepting about $11,000 in cash and $2,700 in electronics from a businessman who, unbeknownst to Montemayor, was an undercover agent of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/articles/2014/06/19/front/news/doc53a304dd1367d184738771.txt|title=Commissioner Mike Montemayor pleads guilty to bribery|author=Philip Balli|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref>​

In 2014, Judge Peeples became involved in affairs of the Webb County Commissioner's Court in [[Laredo]] when one of its commissioners, Mike Montemayor, was forced from office because of [[bribery]]. He appointed a temporary commissioner pending the holding of a [[special election]].<ref>Judge picks teacher: Linda Ramirez named temp. Pct. 1 commissioner, ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' May 3, 2014, p. 1.</ref>Montemayor resigned on June 20, 2014, after less than a year and a half in office. He pleaded guilty the day before his resignation in a plea bargain to accepting about $11,000 in cash and $2,700 in electronics from a businessman who, unbeknownst to Montemayor, was an undercover agent of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]].<ref>Philip Balli, "Commissioner Mike Montemayor pleads guilty to bribery," ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' June 19, 2014, p. 1.</ref>​

 

 

In 2023, as a visiting judge, Peeples ruled against a Republican effort to overturn some election results in Harris County ([[Houston, Texas|Houston]]). Erin Lunceford, a defeated GOP candidate in a November 2022 judicial race filed a suit seeking a new election. She attributed her defeat to a lack of available ballots and allegations of illegal votes. Peeples' decision came about about after no Republican voters came forward to testify that they were unable to vote because of the problems that Lunceford alleges. The ruling hinders GOP leaders in Harris County, who also contested seventeen other local contests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/texas-judge-rules-against-gop-lawsuit-seeking-to-toss-2022-election-result-in-houston-area/ar-AA1jHMzQ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=2b87fce9ed814ee899425c7b9b7a1132&ei=11|title=Texas judge rules against GOP lawsuit seeking to toss 2022 election result in Houston area|publisher=msn.com|date=November 10, 2023|author=Juan A. Lozano}}</ref>

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