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Ðto€the€effect€that€he€was€opposed€to€setting€visitation€in€these€matters€and€that,€if€called€upon€to€doÐ P  Ðso,€he€would€make€the€schedule€so€difficult€that€the€parties€could€not€adhere€to€it€and€would€thenÐ <Œ Ðhold€them€in€contempt€for€failure€to€comply.€€Neither€party€moved€for€recusal€of€the€judge€norÐ (x Ðobjected€to€his€comments.€€Appellant€appeals€and€asks€this€court€to€order€recusal€of€the€JuvenileÐ d ÐCourt€Judge.€€€Because€no€motion€for€recusal€was€filed€and€because€the€judgeððs€comments€wereÐ P Ðgeneral€and€not€directed€specifically€to€these€parties,€we€affirm€the€Order€of€the€lower€court€andÐ ì< Ðremand€for€such€further€proceedings€as€necessary.Ô#†X\YXXX\Yì#ÔÔ#†¼ »XX\Yb#ÔÔ‡X\YX»¼ ÔÐ Ø( ÐÓàÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Juvenile€Court€Affirmed€andÐ ° ÐRemandedó óÐ œì ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼ »àX\Y\ #ÔÔ‡X\YX.¼ ÔW.€Frank€Crawford,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ô,€Ô_ÔW.S.Ô_Ôóó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòAlan€E.€Ô_ÔHighersÔ_Ô,Ð tÄ ÐJ.óó€and€òòDavid€R.€Farmer,€J.óó,€joined.Ð `° ÐÌJohn€P.€Ô_ÔCauleyÔ_Ô,€Franklin,€For€Appellant,€Brittany€PateÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌHenry€F.€Todd,€Jr.,€Ô_ÔDicksonÔ_Ô,€For€Appellee,€Ray€WrightÐ #`" ÐÓ0 ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼ »XX\Y_ #ÔÔ‡X\YX»¼ ÔÐ è$8 $ ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼ »XX\Y® #ÔÔ‡X\YX»¼ ÔÓ  ÓÑ8€\YXdìXXdì8Ñà  àÔ_ÔR.R.W.Ô_Ô€was€born€on€June€15,€2001.€€On€November€2,€2001,€Ray€Wright€(ð ðAppellee,ððÐ À&"& Ðð ðPlaintiff,ðð€or€ð ðMr.€Wrightðð),€seeking€to€establish€his€paternity€and€rights€concerning€Ô_ÔR.R.W.Ô_Ô,€filedÐ ¬'ü"' Ða€Petition€for€Paternity€and€Visitation€and€a€Motion€for€Temporary€Visitation€in€the€Juvenile€CourtÐ ˜(è#( Ðof€Ô_ÔDicksonÔ_Ô€County.€€On€December€5,€2001,€Brittany€Pate€(ð ðAppellant,ðð€€ð ðDefendant,ðð€or€ð ðMs.Ð „)Ô$) ÐPateðð),€the€natural€mother€of€Ô_ÔR.R.W.Ô_Ô,€€filed€an€Answer€to€Mr.€Wrightððs€Motion€and€a€Counter„Claim.€Ð p*À%* Ðâ âIn€her€Answer,€Ms.€Pate€admitted€that€Mr.€Wright€was€the€natural€father€of€Ô_ÔR.R.W.Ô_Ô€and€that€Mr.Ð \+¬&+ý9 ÐÔ_ÔWrightððs€paternity€was€established€at€birth.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€€In€her€Counter„Claim,€Ms.€Pate€asserted€that€Mr.Ð ° Ðâ âWright€should€not€be€granted€visitation€because€he€ð ðlacks€the€maturity€and€judgment€necessary€toÐ œì Ðsafely€care€for€[R.R.W.].ðð€€A€hearing€on€the€matter€of€temporary€visitation€was€held€on€January€16,Ð ˆØ Ð2002.€€At€that€time,€Judge€Andrew€Jackson€set€visitation€for€Mr.€Wright,€such€visitation€being€sevenÐ tÄ Ðhours€every€weekend,€alternating€between€Saturdays€and€Sundays,€with€temporary€support€of€$52.00Ð `° Ðper€week€to€be€paid€to€Ms.€Pate.׃T×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€An€Order€reflecting€this€arrangement€was€entered€on€January€30,Ð L œ Ð2002.€€Also€on€January€30,€2002,€the€court€held€a€hearing€to€determine€permanent€visitation€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðsupport€for€R.R.W.€€At€the€beginning€of€that€hearing,€Judge€Jackson€made€the€following€statement:Ð $ t ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àBefore€we€get€started€on€this,€I€want€everybody€to€understand€I€donððtÐ ü L  Ðset€visitation.€€If€I€do,€I€specifically€make€it€so€absolutely€ridiculousÐ è 8  Ðthat€nobody€can€adhere€to€it.€€And€I€hold€people€in€contempt€and€putÐ Ô$  Ðthem€in€jail€for€it.ÐÀ ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àIððve€been€doing€this€for€22€years€and€Iððve€set€visitations€five€times.€Ð ˜è  ÐAll€five€times€both€parents€have€ended€up€in€jail€for€contempt.€€If€IððmÐ „Ô  Ðforced€to€set€it,€I€will€set€it.€€But€it€will€be€so€absolutely€ridiculous€thatÐ pÀ Ðnobody€can€adhere€to€it€and€people€will€go€to€jail.€€Thatððs€a€promise.Ð\¬` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àSo,€if€you€all€would€like€to€get€together€to€try€to€settle€this€visitationÐ 4„ Ðissue,€it€might€be€advantageous.Ð p` x` x ÐÌà  àNeither€party€raised€an€objection€to€Judge€Jacksonððs€comments€and€the€hearing€proceeded.€Ð øH ÐFollowing€the€hearing,€Judge€Jackson€entered€an€Order€on€February€13,€2002,€which€reads€inÐ ä4 Ðpertinent€part€as€follows:Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àUpon€the€hearing€of€the€witnesses€and€the€parties,€it€appears€to€thisÐ ¨ø ÐCourt€that€it€is€undisputed€that€the€minor€child,€[R.R.W.],€born€JuneÐ ”ä Ð15,€2001,€is€the€natural€son€of€the€Petitioner,€Ray€Wright;ЀÐ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àIt€also€appears€to€this€Court€from€review€of€the€income€of€theÐ X ¨ ÐPetitioner€for€the€two€years€preceding€the€hearing€that€his€payment€ofÐ D!” Ð$52.00€a€week€as€set€in€the€temporary€Parenting€Plan€exceeds€theÐ 0"€  Ðguidelines€and€that€said€amount€is€appropriate;Ð#l!` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à*€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€*Ðô$D #` x` x Ðâ âÐ à%0!$ Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àIt€appears€that€the€Respondent,€Brittany€Pate,€should€remain€custodianÐ ° Ðâ âof€the€minor€child€with€the€visitation€of€the€Petitioner,€Ray€Wright,Ð œì Ðto€remain€pursuant€to€the€previous€temporary€visitation,€to€wit,€theÐ ˆØ ÐPetitioner€should€have€visitation€with€the€minor€child€on€eachÐ tÄ Ðweekend€for€a€period€of€seven€hours€with€the€day€to€be€alternatedÐ `° Ðbetween€Saturday€and€Sunday€and€said€visitation€to€be€with€theÐ L œ ÐPetitioner€without€the€presence€of€the€Respondent€and€the€PetitionerÐ 8 ˆ Ðmay€take€the€child€from€the€residence;Ð$ t` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àIt€also€appears€that€this€visitation€should€remain€the€same€until€JuneÐ ü L  Ð19,€2002€at€which€time€the€Court€will€review€this€matter€as€the€childÐ è 8  Ðwill€be€one€year€of€age€and€will€increase€visitation€at€that€time€unlessÐ Ô$  Ðagreed€upon€previously€by€the€parties;ÐÀ ` x` x ÐÓÓÌÓÓà  àNotice€of€appeal€was€filed€on€March€12,€2002.€€On€June€6,€2002,€Ms.€Pate€filed€a€Motion€toÐ „Ô  ÐStay€with€this€Court,€pending€the€outcome€of€this€appeal.€€Mr.€Wright€filed€a€Response€to€MotionÐ pÀ Ðfor€Stay€on€June€10,€2002€and€this€Court€entered€an€Order€granting€Ms.€Pateððs€Motion€on€June€11,Ð \¬ Ð2002.€€In€pertinent€part,€the€Order€reads€as€follows:Ð H˜ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThe€mother€has€now€moved€this€court€to€stay€the€proceedings€in€theÐ  p Ðtrial€court€based,€in€part,€on€the€trial€courtððs€ð ðpromiseðð€to€set€aÐ  \ Ðvisitation€schedule€ð ðso€absolutely€ridiculous€that€nobody€can€adhereÐ øH Ðto€it€and€people€will€go€to€jail.ðð€€The€appellee€has€filed€a€response€inÐ ä4 Ðopposition€to€the€stay.€€The€court€finds€good€cause€to€stay€theÐ Ð  Ðproceedings€in€the€trial€court€pending€appeal.м ` x` x ÐÌà  àMs.€Pate€raises€one€issue€for€review€as€stated€in€her€brief:€At€the€outset€of€the€hearing€in€thisÐ ”ä Ðmatter€the€trial€court€(1)€promised€imprisonment€should€he€be€called€upon€to€establish€a€visitationÐ €Ð Ðschedule€and€(2)€promised€that€should€he€be€required€to€establish€such€a€schedule€it€would€be€soÐ l¼ Ðridiculous€that€it€could€not€be€adhered€to.€€At€the€close€of€the€hearing€the€trial€court,€rather€thanÐ X ¨ Ðestablish€a€permanent€visitation€schedule€simply€reminded€the€parties€of€his€promise€ofÐ D!” Ðimprisonment,€continued€the€temporary€visitation€schedule€and€reset€the€case€for€hearing,€followingÐ 0"€  Ðthe€childððs€first€birthday.€€Does€justice€require€the€disqualification€of€the€trial€court€judge€in€thisÐ #l! Ðcase?Ð $X" ÐÌà  àWe€note€at€the€outset€that€Appellantððs€sole€issue€on€appeal€addresses€only€the€commentsÐ à%0!$ Ðmade€by€Judge€Jackson€during€the€January€30,€2002€hearing€and€does€not€touch€the€merits€of€JudgeÐ Ì&"% ÐJacksonððs€February€13,€2002€Order.€As€stated€in€her€brief,€the€Appellant€would€have€this€CourtÐ ¸'#& Ðð ðdisqualify€the€juvenile€court€judge€and€remand€this€case€so€that€it€might€be€heard€by€a€fair€andÐ ¤(ô#' Ðimpartial€judge.ðð€€€This€Court€has€held€that€motions€to€recuse€ð ðmust€be€filed€promptly€after€the€factsÐ )à$( Ðforming€the€basis€for€the€motion€become€known€...€and€the€failure€to€seek€recusal€in€a€timely€mannerÐ |*Ì%) Ðresults€in€a€waiver€of€a€partyððs€right€to€question€a€judgeððs€impartiality.ðð€òòò òDavis€v.€State€Dept.€ofÐ h+¸&* ÐEmployment€Secó óóó.,€23€S.W.3d€304,€313€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1999)€(citations€omitted).€€Because€AppellantÐ ° Ðhas€filed€no€motion€for€recusal,€we€must€hold€that€Appellant€has€waived€such€right€in€conjunctionÐ œì Ðwith€the€January€30,€2002€hearing€and€subsequent€Order€filed€February€13,€2002.€€However,€we€noteÐ ˆØ Ðthat€Appellant€is€not€estopped€from€filing€a€motion€for€recusal€should€this€case€proceed€further€inÐ tÄ ÐJudge€Jacksonððs€court.€€€€€Ð `° ÐÌà  àThere€is€some€indication€in€the€Appellantððs€brief€that,€regardless€of€the€fact€that€no€motionÐ 8 ˆ Ðto€recuse€was€filed,€Judge€Jackson€should€have€recused€himself€òòsua€sponteóó€because€of€hisÐ $ t Ðunwillingness€to€set€visitation€in€this€type€of€case.€€We€note€that€all€litigants€are€entitled€to€the€ð ðcoldÐ  ` Ðneutrality€of€an€impartial€courtðð€and€have€a€right€to€have€their€cases€heard€by€fair€and€impartialÐ ü L  Ðjudges.€€òòò òKinard€v.€Kinardó óóó,€986€S.W.2d€220,€227€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1998)(quoting€òòò òLeighton€v.Ð è 8  ÐHendersonó óóó,€414€S.W.2d€419,€421€(1967);€€òòò òChumbley€v.€Peopleððs€Bank€&€Trust€Co.ó óóó,€57€S.W.2dÐ Ô$  Ð787,€788€(Tenn.€1933)).€€To€that€end,€a€judge€should€recuse€himself€or€herself€if€there€is€any€doubtÐ À  Ðregarding€the€judgeððs€ability€to€preside€impartially€or€if€the€judgeððs€impartiality€can€reasonably€beÐ ¬ü  Ðquestioned.€€òòò òSee€State€v.€Hinesó óóó,€919€S.W.2d€573,€578€(Tenn.1995).€€Under€Canon€3€of€the€Code€ofÐ ˜è  ÐJudicial€Conduct,€a€judge€is€required€to€recuse€himself€or€herself€when€ð ðthe€judge€has€a€personal€biasÐ „Ô  Ðor€prejudice€concerning€a€party€or€a€partyððs€lawyer,€or€personal€knowledge€of€disputed€evidentiaryÐ pÀ Ðfacts€concerning€the€proceeding.ðð€€€Tenn.R.Sup.Ct.€10,€Canon€3(E)(1)(a).Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àIn€the€case€at€bar,€Ms.€Pate€does€not€complain€that€Judge€Jackson€had€a€personal€bias€orÐ 4„ Ðprejudice€toward€her€or€her€attorney.€€Rather,€she€contends€that€the€trial€judgeððs€general€commentsÐ  p Ðconcerning€his€usual€course€of€action€in€setting€visitation€schedules€gives€the€appearance€of€bias€orÐ  \ Ðpartiality€with€respect€to€the€subject€matter€of€this€case.€€As€explained€below,€however,€this€type€ofÐ øH Ðbias€or€prejudice€does€not€trigger€a€judgeððs€duty€to€recuse:à p àÐ ä4 ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àBias€and€prejudice€are€only€improper€when€they€are€personal.€€AÐ ¼  Ðfeeling€of€ill€will€or,€conversely,€favoritism€toward€one€of€the€partiesÐ ¨ø Ðto€a€suit€are€what€constitute€disqualifying€bias€or€prejudice.€€ForÐ ”ä Ðexample,€where€a€judge€stated€that€he€ð ðcould€not€standðð€a€certain€lawÐ €Ð Ðenforcement€officer€and€would€not€accept€cases€initiated€by€him,€itÐ l¼ Ðwas€found€that€his€personal€feelings€and€intense€dislike€of€the€officerÐ X ¨ Ðwere€improper.€€However,€neither€bias€nor€prejudice€refer€to€theÐ D!” Ðattitude€that€a€judge€may€hold€about€the€subject€matter€of€a€lawsuit.€Ð 0"€  ÐThat€a€judge€has€a€general€opinion€about€a€legal€or€social€matter€thatÐ #l! Ðrelates€to€the€case€before€him€or€her€does€not€disqualify€the€judgeÐ $X" Ðfrom€presiding€over€the€case.€€Despite€earlier€fictions€to€the€contrary,Ð ô$D # Ðit€is€now€understood€that€judges€are€not€without€opinions€when€theyÐ à%0!$ Ðhear€and€decide€cases.€€Judges€do€have€values,€which€cannot€beÐ Ì&"% Ðmagically€shed€when€they€take€the€bench.€€The€fact€that€a€judge€mayÐ ¸'#& Ðhave€publicly€expressed€views€about€a€particular€matter€prior€to€itsÐ ¤(ô#' Ðarising€in€court€should€not€automatically€amount€to€the€sort€of€bias€orÐ )à$( Ðprejudice€that€requires€recusal.€€Ð|*Ì%)` x` x ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðò òòòCaudill€v.€Foleyó óóó,€21€S.W.3d€203,€215€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1999)€(citing€Jeffrey€M.€Shaman€et€al.,Ð ° ÐòòJudicial€Conduct€and€Ethics€óóðð€4.04,€at€101-02€(2d€ed.1995)(footnotes€omitted)).€€€Ð œì ÐÌà  àWhile€we€note€that€Judge€Jacksonððs€comments,€when€read€from€the€record,€do€seem€a€bitÐ tÄ Ðbrusque,€not€every€comment€by€a€judge€that€can€be€deemed€improper€requires€recusal.€€During€theÐ `° Ðcourse€of€a€trial,€a€judge€must€be€patient,€dignified,€and€courteous€to€lawyer€and€witnesses€while,€atÐ L œ Ðthe€same€time,€ensuring€that€the€matter€is€adjudicated€promptly€and€efficiently.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€manner€inÐ 8 ˆ Ðwhich€a€judge€chooses€to€balances€these€requirements€is€largely€left€to€the€judgeððs€own€discretion.Ð $ t ÐAlthough€in€this€case€Judge€Jackson€was€never€asked€to€recuse€himself,€the€question€of€whether€heÐ  ` Ðshould€recuse€himself€is€a€matter€within€his€discretion.€òòò òWiseman€v.€Spauldingó óóó,€573€S.W.2d€490Ð ü L  Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1978).€€€Unless€the€grounds€for€recusal€fall€within€those€enumerated€in€Tenn.€Const.Ð è 8  Ðart.€6,€ðð€11€or€T.C.A.€ðð€17-2-101€(1994),€the€Trial€Judgeððs€refusal€to€recuse€is€reviewed€as€an€abuseÐ Ô$  Ðof€discretion.€€òòò òState€v.€Raspberryó óóó,€875€S.W.2d€678,€681€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.1993).€€In€making€aÐ À  Ðdecision,€a€judge€must€be€objective€and€ask€what€a€reasonable,€disinterested€person€knowing€all€theÐ ¬ü  Ðrelevant€facts€would€think€about€the€judgeððs€impartiality.€€òòò òKinard€v.€Kinardó óóó,€986€S.W.2d€220,€228Ð ˜è  Ð(Tenn.€Ct.€App.1998).Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  à€We€have€examined€the€record€in€this€case€and,€while€we€note€that€Judge€Jacksonððs€commentsÐ \¬ Ðwere€uncalled€for€in€the€context€of€this€case,€those€comments€do€not€fall€within€the€grounds€ofÐ H˜ Ðrecusal€as€enumerated€in€Tenn.€Const.€Art.€6,€ðð€11€or€T.C.A.€ðð€17„2„101€nor€are€the€commentsÐ 4„ Ðdirected€to€the€parties€personally.€€Consequently,€we€do€not€find€that€the€statements€rose€to€such€anÐ  p Ðegregious€level€that€it€was€an€abuse€of€discretion€for€Judge€Jackson€to€hear€the€case,€particularly€inÐ  \ Ðlight€of€the€fact€that€the€Order€entered€following€the€hearing€outlines€a€manageable€visitationÐ øH Ðschedule€for€R.R.W.€and€not€one€ð ðso€absolutely€ridiculous€that€nobody€can€adhere€to€it.ðð€€€Ð ä4 Ðà  àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€affirm€the€Order€of€the€trial€court,€entered€February€13,€2002Ð Ð  Ðand€remand€the€case€for€such€further€proceedings€as€may€be€necessary.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€areÐ ¼  Ðassessed€to€the€Appellant,€Brittany€Pate,€and€her€surety.Ð ¨ø Ðà  à€Ð ”ä ÐÔ#†¼ »XX\Y #ÔÔ€X\YX»¼ ÔÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à__________________________________________Ð D!” Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.