After studying at Lund University in 1926 he worked three years as a deputy judge in Nordre Sunnmøre District Court.
[1] He was a board member of the Larvik–Frederikshavn Ferry, Fredriksstad Blad, Fredrikstad Bryggeri and from 1958 the trade union Embetsmennenes Landsforbund (a forerunner of Akademikernes Fellesorganisasjon).
He chaired the council of Borgarsyssel Museum and was the deputy chairman of the Norwegian Association of Judges from 1957.
[1] He was also known as a writer, among others of the humorous books Det Grønne Guld (1960), Bak rettens skranke (1963), Mennesker og jurister (1967) and Mellom to skjeggaldre (1970).
[1] He received the King's Medal of Merit in gold and was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1972.