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Judge grants Jenner’s request to legally change name, gender

FILE - In this July 15, 2015 file photo, Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe award for courage at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg approved Jenner's name and gender change during a brief hearing in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 25. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this July 15, 2015 file photo, Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe award for courage at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg approved Jenner's name and gender change during a brief hearing in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 25. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this July 15, 2015 file photo, Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe award for courage at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg approved Jenner's name and gender change during a brief hearing in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 25. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) – A judge has approved Caitlyn Jenner’s request to make her name and gender change official.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg approved Jenner’s petition to legally change her name and gender during a hearing Friday in Santa Monica, California.

The 65-year-old Olympic gold medalist, who was born William Bruce Jenner, didn’t attend the brief hearing. The approval means she can now get government documents, such as a driver’s license and Social Security card, under her new identity.

Jenner has publicly transitioned to a woman in recent months after revealing her intentions to journalist Diane Sawyer in a televised special and debuting her new name and look on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine.

Some details that accompanied her petition were redacted after Jenner cited privacy concerns and threats she says she has received during her transition.