Background
John Spence Winneke was born to Sir Henry Winneke who was Solicitor-General for the State of Victoria, Chief Justice of Victoria, and Governor of Victoria.
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John Winneke"s grandfather Henry Winneke was a judge of the County Court of Victoria. When he completed his legal studies, he completed his articles with Josh Shaw of the law offices of Middleton McEarchern Shaw and Birch. He was admitted to practice as a solicitor on 1 March 1962.
He was called to the Victorian Bar in 1962.
He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1976. Winneke was also an outstanding Australian rules football player, who was ruckman in Hawthorn"s inaugural VFL Premiership side in 1961, playing a total of 50 games for the club
Winneke was commissioned as a commander in the Royal Australian Navy. He was also appointed a Defence Force Magistrate and held an appointment as a Reviewing Officer under the Defence Force Discipline Acting.
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Winneke was educated at Scotch College and the University of Melbourne, where he was a Member of the Melbourne University Law Review.
