WPCJ ( zS.EI@]I' (0Sذo#U+ )&|8g_2Vj'&,T!֭3qk tuO01,n,$,|W!us)@ TY.^g,4XKxGB`[cԌUcKyҠ2c {`Lɣw3ƫAbMH `$ !.8dd8         0  \ d(|3$ !.8dd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3$ !.8dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8dd8     _  8XXdd8  @ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @%ATJACKSON# #Ԉ ,   MARCH20,2001Session X XX #XX#SUZANNEW.GIBSON,ETALv.JAMESE._PROKELL_XX   ` @@ DirectAppealfromtheChanceryCourtforShelbyCounty  h @@No.1038801;TheHonorableWalterL.Evans,Chancellor  X @@*AV) ` dE<` A (  @@TTNo.W200001236_COA_ԄR3CVFiledAugust15,_2001_ '  AV) ` dE<` A      X8XXXDavidR.Farmer,J.,concurring.    Iconcurintheresultreachedbythemajorityopinion.Iwriteseparatelyontheissueof f recusalbythetrialjudgebecauseIwouldrulethatthemotionforrecusalwasnottimely.Asnoted R inthemajorityopinion,themotiontorecusewasfiledoversix(6)monthsaftertheconclusionof > thetrial.Inherbrief,Mrs.Gibsoncomplainsofvariousstatementsandactionsofthechancellor *z madethroughoutthecourseofthehearings.Shestatesthatthechancellorshowedbiasandprejudice f towardsherand prejudgedmanyissuesthroughouttheproceedingsandmadestatements before R thepresentationofanyevidencewhichsheperceivedtoexhibitbias.Shefurthercomplainsof > statementsmadebythetrialcourt beforeanyproofhadbeensubmittedotherthansomeinitial * testimonyregardingthequalificationofMr._Prokell_ssupposedexpertwitness...    Asthiscourtsaidrecentlyin _Kinard_Ԁv._Kinard_ ,986S.W.2d220,228(Tenn.Ct.App.1998):  8  Courtsfrownuponthemanipulationoftheimpartialityissuetogainprocedural v!  advantageandwillnotpermitlitigantstorefrainfromassertingknowngroundsfor b"! disqualificationinorder toexperimentwiththecourt...andraisetheobjection N#" laterwhentheresultofthetrialisunfavorable. Holmesv._Eason_ ,76Tenn.(8Lea) :$# 754,757(1882); seealso_Gotwald_Ԁv._Gotwald_ ,768S.W.2d689,694(Tenn.Ct.App. &%v $ 1988).Thus,recusalmotionsmustbefiledpromptlyafterthefactsformingthebasis &b!% forthemotionbecomeknown, seeUnitedStatesv.Baker ,441_F.Supp_.612,616 &N"& (M.D.Tenn.1977); _Hunnicutt_Ԁv._Hunnicutt_ ,248Ga.516,283S.E.2d891,893 ':#' (1981),andthefailuretoasserttheminatimelymannerresultsinawaiverofa (&$( partysrighttoquestionajudgesimpartiality. SeeInreCameron ,126Tenn.at )%) 663,151_S.W._Ԁat78; _Radford_ԀTrustCo.v.EastTennesseeLumberCo. ,92Tenn. *%* 126,13637,21_S.W._Ԁ329,331(1893); Holmesv._Eason_ ,76Tenn.(8Lea)at761.+&+    r-(- ЇEvenmorerecentlyin Davisv.DepartmentofEmploymentSecurity ,23S.W.3d304,313(Tenn.  Ct.App.1999),thiscourtnotedthatrecusalmotionsmustbefiledpromptlyafterthefactsupon  whichthemotionisbasedbecomeknownandfailuretoseekrecusalinatimelymannerresultsin  awaiver. t    `     h     _____________________________________ $ t    `     h     # XX8#D X8XDDAVIDR.FARMER,JUDGE#XXXX8#  `