 In August 1980, Kurska became a judge in the Provincial Court of Gdansk.She was dismissed from her position in September 1981 as part of the introduction of martial law.In 1998 she regained her rights to practise law, and operated a law office in Tczew for two years, until she was re-nominated as a judge

In 2009, Kurska received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta from Polish President Lech Kaczynski.