Mitch Templeton, a Beaumont attorney and member of the Beaumont ISD board of managers, plans to run against ex-BISD attorney Melody Chappell for the 172nd District Court judge in 2018. Templeton, a Republican, said Thursday that his experience as a trial lawyer would be an asset to him as a judge. "There's a general perception of corruption in our county, and it blankets everything from our biggest school district to our courts.