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Yes. Foreign judgments are routinely recognized in the United States through statutes enacted in each state. The defenses to recognition are limited in these proceedings. This principle originated with the Supreme Court's 1895 decision in Hilton v.
Under U.S. law, an individual seeking to enforce a foreign judgment, decree or order in this country must file suit before a competent court. The court will determine whether to recognize and enforce the foreign judgment.
— A petition for recognition and/or enforcement of a foreign judgment or decision for support may be filed in the court which has territorial jurisdiction over the place where the petitioner or respondent actually resides, at the election of the petitioner.
A foreign judgment can be authenticated “in ance with an act of congress or a statute of this state,” which then “may be filed in the office of the clerk of any court of competent jurisdiction of this state.” TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM.
Enforcement of a Foreign Judgment in the U.S. Under U.S. law, an individual seeking to enforce a foreign judgment, decree or order in this country must file suit before a competent court. The court will determine whether to recognize and enforce the foreign judgment.
For similar reasons, the United States will provide no support in recognition to the International Criminal Court. As far as America is concerned, the ICC has no jurisdiction, no legitimacy, and no authority.
Some states refer to judgments rendered in other states in different terms. Some states, including New York and California, call these judgments “sister state” judgments. For purposes of this page, both out-of-state and out-of-country judgements will be referred to as “foreign judgments.”
A foreign judgment is any judgment of a court of any other state in the United States in a civil action which was not obtained by default in appearance or by confession of judgment.