She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College[1] in 1955, and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1958.
[2] In 1989, she was the Republican nominee for a seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, but was defeated by Democrat Ralph Cappy.
[2] Brody presided over the case to decide whether a group of lawsuits by former NFL players against the NFL would be heard in federal court or whether the cases would be heard by an arbitrator in accordance with the league's collective bargaining agreement, as the league has requested.
The medical condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy (sometimes referred to simply as CTE) resulting from concussions is a factor in the suits.
[4] In June 2024, Brody presided over a case regarding the SS United States Conservancy and its Pier 82 landlord, Penn Warehousing.