He served as chairman of the Muscle Shoals Commission in 1931 and of the Alabama National Recovery Administration Committee in 1933.

Throughout his congressional service, Hobbs was closely allied with J. Edgar Hoover, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

"[1] In 1941, at the behest of Hoover, Hobbs introduced a bill that would have legalized wiretapping by the FBI, or any other government agency, if it was suspected that a felony was occurring.

Hobbs formed a friendship with Archibald Clark Kerr, 1st Baron Inverchapel while living in Washington DC.

Hobbs did not seek renomination in 1950, but returned to Selma, Alabama and reestablished his law practice.