Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s would-be assassin now identifies as a transgender woman who has suffered severe mental illness, including suicidal ideation, according to newly surfaced court filings.

Defense attorneys revealed Friday that 29-year-old Nicholas John Roske, who pleaded guilty in April to attempting to kill Kavanaugh, will henceforth be referred to by her lawyers as “Sophie Roske.”

The public defenders assigned to Roske’s case indicated in a court filing that they will refer to their client with female pronouns “out of respect,” though Roske has not filed to legally change it. 8

The legal filing was first spotted by the news site Daily Wire. The Post has sought comment from the public defenders.

Roske was arrested outside Kavanaugh’s Maryland home in June 20

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