SACRAMENTO — The shrinking number of court reporters in California isn’t just hurting court operations; it’s hampering judicial conduct investigations, too, according to the state’s judicial disciplinary panel.

In a letter sent to the chief justice and to state legislative leaders late last month, the Commission on Judicial Performance complained that the loss — and threatened loss — of official court reporters due to budget cutbacks means fewer transcripts are being produced.

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