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Authentication of foreign judgments

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United States Supreme Court

Foreign judgments are authenticated, 1. By an exemplification under the great seal. 2. By a copy proved to be a true copy. 3. By the certificate of an officer authorized by law, which certificate must itself be properly authenticated.

Defined by the Supreme Court in Church v. Hubbart, 6 U.S. 187.