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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/>
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In 2023, 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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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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