PHILADELPHIA – Marjorie Rendell, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a member of the Board of Overseers for the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, will speak at 4:30 p.m. today at Civic House, 3914 Locust Walk on the Penn campus.

As part of the Penn Women in Leadership Series, Rendell, a Penn alumna, will speak about her experiences in law and philanthropy.

A former first lady of Pennsylvania, she has served as chair of the Avenue of the Arts and was founder of the Philadelphia chapter of Philadelphia Reads/Power Partners.