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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>"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=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 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>"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=March 4, 2015}}</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,
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=July 10, 2020}}</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>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.</ref>