. >> angela stokes rants like that one led to the judge losing her law license. more than a year of expensive litigation paid for by city taxpayers. today she formally agreed to step down. paul orlousky first reported the agreement had been hammered out last month. now it is official. >> don't roll your eyes at this court. i gave you a warning. will you will not conduct yourself like this in a court of law. >> reporter: it is official judge angela stokes is now former angela stokes and agreed to resign and not run again at this hearing in december. all that remained was a three-judge panel hearing evidence against her to prove it. that happened today. >>> in return for her stepping aside the panel dropped all charges and agreed not to oppose reapplying for her law license. larry zuckerman is stokes lead attorney and fought a fierce battle to defend her. no question about that. any questions of the representation of the half dozen lawyers she has hired, fired and rehired and no new legal bills submitted since last october and the total is stuck at $1.1 million. in

. @>> angela stokes' 20-year @her retirement was approved @today after a deal was reached @in december. @stokes said she would retire @and never seek to run again. @she was accused of mistreating @staff in 2014. @>> even though cleveland's @population continues to shrink, @there's some encouraging news @to tell you about tonight. @new folks coming to town are @younger and better educated. @today there was a big push by @corporate leaders to promote @the brain game. @tom berras told us all about @it. @nationwide, young college @graduates and young @professionals coming back to @cities. @there's a lot of momentum here @and in neighborhoods like @university circle, treemont, @they're hoping to build a life @here. @>> moved here ten years ago, @maryland, hopes to work in @cleveland. @>> the difference from @cleveland then and now is so @dramatic. @it's almost unrecognizable. @john brown came to cleveland @from the south. @>> they came to a brain game @event sponsored by sherman @williams. @more than 30 companies here. @what do businesses get from @this? @>> talent. @>> the opportunity to b

the ohio supreme court agreed to dismiss complaints if angela stokes agreed to never run for reelection. governor john kasich will pick her replacement. >>> a major blow to a popular mexican restaurant chain. chipotle is now facing criminal investigation fooling norovirus outbreak in california. and lee, the company received a subpoena from a federal grand jury? >> danita, chipotle is required to produce a broad range of documents related to a restaurant where nearly 200 customers contracted norovirus. chipotle released a statement saying it does not discuss pending litigation but the company intends to cooperate fully with the investigation. the number of people getting sick after eating at chipotle has been growing for months. a norovirus outbreak in boston last month sickened more than least three northeast ohio chipotle restaurants have been linked to an e. coli outbreak. this isn't the only problem chipotle is dealing with. the mexican chain's stock fell to its lowest level in two years and is now down 40% in the last three months. >>> a grocery klain is being sued for allegedly un

. >>> today judge angela stokes retired. she resigned from the bench as punishment for disciplinary charges for her unruly courtroom behavior. as part of the deal all charges against her have been dropped. the 13-month long case cost taxpayers a million dollars. john kasich will name stokes' replacement. >>> you better rot in prison. >> in this case these women were heros. >> seeking justice tonight. how one woman helped bring an accused child molester to justice. >> an alert tonight for people using fit bits. see how criminals are >> and we have the warm up. that continues. then the second half of the weekend, big changes ahead. i'm gonna explain coming up. >> it is a bond between two kittens that will melt your heart. he is blind and has a seeing it it -- a seeing eye cat. >> breaking news and weather 24/7. download the cleveland 19 news app. >>> live from cleveland's news center driven by don joseph toyota in kent this is cleveland 19 news. >> police say an indiana mom did the right thing after she found out a man had mol

officially retired from the bench, the supreme court's board of professional conduct conduct accepted angela stokes offered to step down she promises to never again run for election, and, and returned a complaint filed against her in 2013 will be dropped . the judge had been accused of abusing court staff and acting unprofessionally towards attorneys and defendants , governor john kasich appointing a replacement. history making mayor, annette mcmillon blackwell took the oath of office at the city high school last night she is the city's first african-american elected mayor and also the first female mayor she is a businesswoman and one for parties is to keep the city fiscally responsible. went to go outside with a fresh first look at our weather with. >> lots of sunshine . starting a warming trend to continue through much of the weekend . we have some 30s . 37 degrees ashtabula . they, low to mid '40s an afternoon with sunset . uneventful night at hand . they be changing, currently dry, want to show you, have to go to texas, oklahoma the area of low pressure, coldly panhandle hook . it will move nor

. @>>> cleveland municipal court @judge angela stokes twenty-year @career has officially come to @an end. @yesterday by disciplinary panel @after a deal was reached in @december. she said she would @retire and never seek election @again if the ohio supreme court @disciplinary counsel dropped a @complaint made against her. @she was accused of mistreating @staff and those coming before @her bench in 2014. @>>> the new year brings new @policy for paramedics. @is a record wear bulletproof @vest while on duty. @first responders are partners @with police and can be a @dangerous job. @they have carried body armor in @the vehicles but were not @required to wear them at all @times until now. @there are some exceptions such @as if a worker is in @playstation, hospital or @courtroom. @>>> it's a historic time for @the city of maple heights. @the city's were in its first @female and african-american @mayor. @annette mcmillan blackwell was @elected in november they swore @another newly elected council @making headlines today for some @awkward moments on the show. @we will show you two of them @th