Nicholas John Roske made headlines earlier this year when he pledged guilty to an attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Roske was back in the news this past week after it was revealed that Kavanaugh's would-be killer no longer identifies as a man.

Roske now goes by "Sophie Roske," uses female pronouns

That's according to a report published on Friday by Mary Margaret Olohan, who serves as the Daily Wire's White House correspondent.

NEW: The man who attempted to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh identifies as a transgender woman and was deeply mentally ill and suicidal, according to documents first obtained by @realDailyWire.

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— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) September 19, 2025

Olohan cited documents submitted by Roske’s attorney which explain that their client now goes by the name "Sophie Roske" and will henceforth be referred to using female pronouns.

"The case is captioned as United States v. Nicholas John Roske," the court filing acknowledged before stating, "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," the filing went on to add.

DOJ is seeking a 30-year sentence for Roske

The Daily Wire noted how the Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking a 30-year sentence for Roske, a fact which Attorney General Pam Bondi highlighted.

"This attempt against the life of a Supreme Court Justice was an attack on the entire judicial system that cannot go unpunished," Bondi told the website.

"This Department of Justice condemns political violence and our prosecutors will ensure that this disturbed individual faces severe consequences for his deranged actions," she insisted.

The Daily Wire cited a DOJ court filing which called for an "unequivocal, clear, and strong message that attempted violence and threats of violence against members of the judiciary — as well as other public and federal officials — cannot and will not be tolerated, and will be justly and severely condemned."

Roske discussed assassination plans on messaging service

Meanwhile, other filings detail comments which Roske made on the messaging service Discord prior to his plan to take out Kavanaugh.

"My mental health is too poor for me to fear death," the attempted assassin declared in a post which was dated March 18, 2022.

"But prison sounds worse. To be monitored to the point where you can’t even kill yourself. So if I did kill someone I would definitely try to get away with it," he asserted.