Joy Y. Hatchette was appointed as Maryland’s Interim Commissioner by Gov. Wes Moore in June 2024.

Interim Commissioner Hatchette serves as the Associate Commissioner for the Consumer Education and Advocacy Unit at the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA). She oversees outreach efforts to help Maryland consumers better understand their rights and obligations under their insurance policies. Previously, she served as Associate Commissioner for Consumer Complaints at the MIA from September 1997 until July 2004. From 1993 until 1997, she served as an assistant attorney general for the MIA. 

From 1988 to 1993, Interim Commissioner Hatchette was an associate at the law firm of Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander. Before that, she served for two years as a judicial law clerk for the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

In 2016, Interim Commissioner Hatchette was appointed by then-Gov. Larry Hogan to the Maryland Commission on Aging. As one of 13 members of the commission, she is charged with reviewing programs and activities for older adults and making program recommendations to the Maryland Secretary of Aging. 

Interim Commissioner Hatchette is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and is a member of the bar associations in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.