Bill,
The outfit that Goldfasan posted above is now in my collection. One of the documents to this one individual list him as a "Strafanstalts-Oberwachtmeister" and he was promoted from a "Justizwachtmeister" on another. He was a WWI veteran and I have his Imperial Militärpass where he served as an Unteroffizier in an Ulanen-Regiment and an MG Komp.
He is also shown as serving in a Gerichtsgefängis from 1934 to 1938 so he was what we would consider a "jailer." So, I think the distinction between a court officer and a jailer may not be such a bright line as we think. Perhaps we should think of these folks more in line with jail personnel who transport folks to court to and from municipal or county lockups for trial and folks to serve in prisons for convicted criminals? Frankly, I am not certain myself but the more I learn the less I am certain there is a bright line distinction between Justiz and Strafanstaltz folks.
Here is another view of the tunic, which is much like yours.
George
