Christoph Albert Kurz studied rights at the Bern Academy.
In 1838 he became a judge, but after the takeover of the Radical Party (forerunner of today's Liberal Democratic Party) in the canton of Bern in 1846, he was relieved of his duties.
He had a part in the formation of the Bernese coalition government of conservatives and radicals in 1854.
He became the editor of the Zeitschrift für Vaterland Recht in 1858 and he made numerous publications.
[1] Kurz was elected Mayor of Bern in 1864, but died in office the same year.