The individual who tried to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is now identifying as a transgender individual. 

The Daily Caller reports that Nicholas Roske did so in a court document that his attorneys filed on Friday.

What's more is that Roske is claiming that he has been identifying as a female since at least 2022.

🚨BREAKING: The WANNA-BE ASSASSIN who almost killed Justice Brett Kavanaugh just CAME OUT as TRANS 🚨

Nicholas Roske now “IDENTIFIES” as Sophie Roske pic.twitter.com/hWL5ndpO4u

— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) September 20, 2025

Background

The assassination attempt took place back in June 2022.

Fox News reports:

Roske arrived at Kavanaugh's house June 8, 2022, with a pistol, ammunition, a knife, a crowbar and tactical gear. Roske eventually called 9-1-1 and turned himself in after receiving a call from his sister and observing U.S. marshals in front of the justice's house. The incident occurred just two weeks before the Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade, an expected decision that had drawn protesters to the Supreme Court building and conservative justices' houses for weeks leading up to it.

Roske's criminal case has been playing out in the courts. He has already pleaded guilty to the assassination attempt.

Now, he is set to be sentenced in the coming weeks.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking a 30-year prison sentence for Roske, but Roske and his legal team are pushing for a much smaller number.

The latest

In the latest court filing, Roske identified as "Sophie Roske," which is clearly the name of a female.

Fox explains:

Nicholas Roske, who is scheduled to be sentenced next month, is using the name Sophie Roske and a "Ms." title for the first time in a court filing in a case that has stretched for three years. The court filing was a routine request in anticipation of Roske's sentencing, which is set for Oct. 3. But the filing referenced Roske by the name "Sophie," while a footnote revealed that Nicholas remains Roske's legal first name.

The outlet goes on to quote the filing.

It, in part, reads:

The case is captioned as United States v. Nicholas John Roske. That name remains Ms. Roske’s legal name, and she has not asked to recaption the case. Out of respect for Ms. Roske, the balance of this pleading and counsel’s in-court argument will refer to her as Sophie and use female pronouns.

We are just weeks away from sentencing, which will take place in early October.