John Winneke

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President of the Victorian Court of Appeal
In office
7 June 1995 – 15 July 2005
Personal details
Born(1938-03-19)19 March 1938
Died4 April 2019(2019-04-04) (aged 81)
NationalityAustralian
OccupationJudge, barrister

John Spence Winneke,

Victoria.[1]

Early life

John Spence Winneke was the son of Sir Henry Winneke who was Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria, Chief Justice of Victoria, and Governor of Victoria. John Winneke's grandfather, Henry Christian Winneke, was a judge of the County Court of Victoria.

Winneke was educated at

Queen's Counsel
in 1976.

Winneke was also an outstanding

1961, playing a total of 50 games for the club.[3][4]

Australian Defence Force

Winneke was commissioned as a

Defence Force Discipline Act
.

Noted cases

In 1970, Winneke was counsel assisting William Kaye in the "abortion graft inquiry", which inquired into allegations of corruption involving members of the Victorian Homicide Squad.[1]

In 1981, he was appointed as a

State of Victoria to inquire into the affairs of the Builders Labourers Federation
.

He appeared as senior counsel for Michael and Lindy Chamberlain before Justice Morling in the

Azaria Chamberlain.[1] He appeared as counsel in the Royal Commission into the Westgate Bridge collapse,[1] in the Derwent River Bridge Inquiry, and in the Housing Commission of Victoria Inquiry.[5]

Judicial career

Winneke was appointed on 7 June 1995 as a judge of the

Chief Justice for a brief period in 2003. He retired from the bench on 15 July 2005.[6]

Honours

Winneke was awarded an

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1999,[7] and in 2004 was upgraded to the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC).[8]
Both were awarded for his significant contributions to the judiciary in Victoria.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McMahon, Caitlyn (5 April 2019). "'Extraordinary leader': Tributes for former Supreme Court judge John Winneke". The Age.
  2. ^ Victorian Bar Farewells Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Sheil, Fergus, Best and Fairest, The Age, Melbourne, 14 June 2004
  4. ^ "Vale John Winneke". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ISSN 0159-3285
    .
  6. ^ "Victorian Court of Appeal 25th Anniversary | The Supreme Court of Victoria". www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au.
  7. ^ It's an Honour – Officer of the Order of Australia
  8. ^ It's an Honour – Companion of the Order of Australia

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