Background
He was born in Fredriksstad as a son of shipbroker Georg Apenes (1869–1902) and his wife Kitty, née Møresearch (1872–1958).
He was born in Fredriksstad as a son of shipbroker Georg Apenes (1869–1902) and his wife Kitty, née Møresearch (1872–1958).
He finished his secondary education in 1921 and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the candidate.jur.
Degree in 1925. After studying at Lund University in 1926 he worked three years as a deputy judge in Nordre Sunnmøre District Court. He was a deputy for the stipendiary magistrate in his hometown Fredrikstad from 1929 to 1934, then acting stipendiary magistrate in 1934 before being appointed as town secretary. In 1946 he was promoted again, to acting chief administrative officer of Fredrikstad municipality.
In 1947 he became acting stipendiary magistrate in Sarpsborg, rounding off his career as district stipendiary magistrate, the chief judge of Sarpsborg District Court from 1952 to 1972.
He chaired the council of Borgarsyssel Museum and was the deputy chairman of the Norwegian Association of Judges from 1957. 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).
He also wrote local history books about Fredrikstad og Omegns Bank and Fredrikstad Bryggeri. He died in 1976.
He also served as an elected member of Fredrikstad city council from 1935 to 1937 and 1952 to 1955. 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).