Lincoln MP reprimanded over political leaflet Judges said it was an impartiality breach Lincoln MP Karl McCartney Lincoln MP Karl McCartney has been given a formal warning for promoting his role as a magistrate on a political leaflet. The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said Mr McCartney’s advertising of his role as a magistrate on the supplemental list “gave the appearance of seeking to gain advantage, which is contrary to guidance that is intended to protect judicial independence and impartiality”. A statement from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Robert Buckland and Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.