Timeliness of Judicial Disqualification Motions

The court affirmed that grounds for the disqualification of a judge must be raised at the first opportunity, consistent with the principles of good faith and prohibition of abuse of rights. The appellant sought to disqualify the judge based on alleged prior rulings in the matter and perceived errors in substantive or procedural law, but the court held that prior judicial activity alone is insufficient grounds for bias, and procedural or substantive errors must be challenged through appropriate appeal mechanisms, not as a basis for recusal; failure to raise a known ground for disqualification promptly constitutes a waiver of that objection.