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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>​

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>​

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.</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>​

Former state District Judge Scott McCown of Travis County, a Democrat, described Peeples as "a  [[conservative]] guy. That's his reputation. But he’s fair, and he’s a judge that applies the law. He’s not driven by an ideology."<ref name=aas/>Nathan Hecht, the long-time Republican chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, described Peeples as a judicial "gold standard ... who is above reproach."<ref name=aas/> ​

Former state District Judge Scott McCown of Travis County, a Democrat, described Peeples as "a  [[conservative]] guy. That's his reputation. But he’s fair, and he’s a judge that applies the law. He’s not driven by an ideology."<ref name=aas/>Nathan Hecht, the long-time Republican chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, described Peeples as a judicial "gold standard ... who is above reproach."<ref name=aas/> ​