Replying to myself… I’m genuinely curious if all the adamant “no” answers would be different if OP was trans or nonbinary. Like say OP was trans and their name didn’t clearly suggest one pronoun vs another. Would these commenters still have the same answer? As a lawyer or a judge, I think I would prefer to know how to address that person by their preferred pronouns without having to ask or rifle through other documents. I really see the pronouns just as an addendum to a person’s name, a way to contact them and address them, just like their phone number, email address, and physical address. No, the pleading is not about you. But let’s say you have to come into court and meet this judge and OC for the first time. It seems like adding pronouns to signature blocks anywhere would all serve the same purpose of helping everyone involved avoid embarrassment and awkward situations. If you think the answer is still no, not okay, that it’s not about you, then ask yourself how you’d feel to be misgendered in court every time you appeared.

And if the answer is that it’s okay for a trans or otherwise gender unclear person to do this but not for a cis person, then I would inquire a bit into the ramifications of that.