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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 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/>

 

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>

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>